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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 266 G General Assistance for Children Program (GC) Provides direct financial support to children living in households that do not include a parent or caretaker relative Good cause Valid reasons for noncompliance with program requirements. Individuals who have good cause for failing to meet a program requirement are not subject to penalties or sanctions for failing to meet those requirements. Grievance Applicant or recipient dissatisfaction with an action taken by the Department Gross income Total countable earned and unearned income before any deductions are taken to reduce the amount of income considered in certain eligibility determinations Gross income test An eligibility test based on gross income

H Head of SNAP household An individual who is an adult parent of children (of any age) living in the household, an adult who has parental control over children (under age 18 ) living in the household or anyone appointed by ESA and agreed upon and designated by all adult household members Hearing request Clear expression by the claimant, their legal counsel or authorized representative that indicates that they disagree with a case action taken by the Department and wish to have a hearing to determine whether the Department was in error

I Incapacity, physical or mental A physical or mental disability, illness or impairment of such a debilitating nature as to reduce substantially or eliminate an individual’s ability to work or provide support Income Any type of payment that is a gain or benefit to the household Income disregard An amount that is excluded from gross income when determining net income In-kind income Food, clothing, shelter or any item other than cash provided to one or more members of the assistance unit by someone who is not a member of the assistance unit Institutional status In SNAP, an individual is considered a resident of an institution when it provides them with the majority of their meals (over 50 percent of three daily meals) as part of the institution’s normal services. IV-D agency The entity responsible for establishing paternity and child support orders and enforcing those orders. In the District of Columbia, the Child Support Services Division is the IV-D agency. “IV-D” refers to a particular section of the Social Security Act.

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L Lawfully present An immigrant who has authorization to be in the US from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services Lawfully residing An immigrant who has authorization to be in the US from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services and who is not in the country on a temporary basis (such as a student or tourist) Liquid assets Assets in the form of cash or other financial instruments that are convertible to cash

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